Packing-case for tumblers, bottles, &amp;c.



No. 742,022. PATENTED OCT. 20, 1903.

J. N. HAHN.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN N. HAHN, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

PACKING-CASE FOR TUMBLERS, BO'l'TLES, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,022, dated October20, 1903.

Application filed December 22, 1902. Serial No. 136,131. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. HAHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing-Cases forTumblers, Bottles, and the Like; and I do declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in packing-cases for tumblers,bottles, and other articles, all substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is avertical longitudinalsectional elevation of a case with my new and improved holder locatedtherein and showing a tumbler supported in one portion thereon. Fig. 2is a plan view on line y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one end ofthe holder, showing the same after it has been cut andis in readiness tohave the points thereof bent into position for use as seen in Fig. 4.Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the holder on a line corresponding to z zof Fig. 2, but without box or case, and showing in addition a bottle indotted lines. Fig. 5 is a plan view corresponding in development to Fig.3 and showin g a modification of the long spurs or springsupports of theholder. elevation of the holder shown in Fig. 5 with all the spursturned downward.

Hitherto it has been the practice to support tumblers, bottles, jars,and other like fragile and easily-broken articles upon cushion-supportsplaced directly upon the bottom of the box or case A. Generally thiscushioning has been of some simple form, such as crimpled or corrugatedcardboard or its equivalent, and I have also known speciallypreparedmetallic spring-cushions to be used for the same purpose. By my presentconstruction of holder I am enabled to do away with all other means forholding and cushioning the tumbler or other article and construct theholder itself in such manner that it is made to serve as its own supportdownward and also as a spring cushioning-support for the tumbler bothdownward and Fig. 6 is a sectional working very material economy in theoriginal cost of the packing means as well as very great convenience andsimplicity for the packer, because with this construction there are onlytwo things needful in preparinga package for shipment-namely, the box orcase and the single holder H, which supports and in itself providescushioning for all contents of the box. Thus referring to Figs. 1 and3it will be noticed that the holder H originally is a plainsheet ofsuitable metal of comparatively inexpensive kind and light as respectsweight, but of a springy nature. This sheet is cut or slit on thelinesindicated in Fig. 3, so as to form what may be denominated aspringsupport2 and the series of spurs or tongues 3 and 4. It will benoticed that the supports 2 are in this instance cut diagonally andextend across the full width of the hole for the tumbler or otherarticle and that they have pointed extremities which in the course ofconstruction are bent inwardly at the dotted lines 5, as also plainlyseen in Fig. 1. This also forms shoulders at 5, Fig. 1, upon which thetumbler or other vessel is adapted to rest, while the projection beneaththe same constitutes springs therefor and cushions the Vesselagainst allinjury in shipment and in the usual handling of the case. It will alsobe noticed that these several supports 2 constitute the only support inthe case for plate H, and no other is needed, because they are ample andsuflicient in themselves. In' fact, the weight of the vessel does notreally come upon the plate itself," but upon the shoulders 5 beneath,and the plate is supposed to fill the case comfortably about its edgeand get its lateral support in that way.

The several spurs or tongues 3 and 4 may be bent alternately upward anddownward, as in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, or all the spurs may be bentdownward, as in Fig. 6, or they may all be bent upward, according as maybe found best adapted to the character of the vessel placed therein. Ifit be a tall bottle or jar, it may be found preferable to throw all thespurs upward.

A further modification of the invention is shown in Fig. 5, in which thespring-supports for the vessel and the holder H are indicated by 6, withspurs 7 and 8 between the same. In this instance the supports 6 areformed with parallel sides and are of equal width their entire lengthand bent down from opposite edges of the opening, as in Fig. 3. If forany reason it be found that the metal plates H are defective in qualityand do not afford the requisite spring-support at their extremities whenout as in Fig. 3, a stronger and more serviceable support is obtained bycutting said supports after the style shown in Fig. 5. This brings moreof the metal at the point where there is the greatest strain, while itdoes not rob the supports of requisite strength in other portions, andan altogether efficient and very desirable form of holder is provided inthis way. Fig. 6 is an embodiment of this idea and in which the saidsupports are bent at the point 5, as in the other construction; but theextremities 9 beyond this bend have an additional bend- 10, on which thevessels rest.

Obviously the spurs or tongues 3 and 4 and 7 and 8 might be subdividedor split, it de sired, without in any sense deviating from What I claimisv .1. As a new article of manufacture, a shipping-holder for tumblersand other fragile articles consisting of a sheet of metal having anopening to receive the article and supports for the said article struckfrom said opening and integral with the edge thereof and fashioned attheir lower ends to engage beneath the article carried and affordaspring-sup- Q port, substantially as set forth.

2. A holder in sheet form for vessels of different kinds provided withan opening and supports for a vessel struck from said opening and havingtheir lower ends bent to form shouldered springs on which the vesselsare adapted to rest, substantially as set forth.

In means for shipping fragile articles, a holder in sheet form having anopening and bottom supports for a vessel struck from said opening andhaving their lower ends bent to form springs, and spring-spu rs integralwith said holder between said supports and adapted to engage about theside of the article, substantially as set forth. a

4. The combination of a shipping-case,with a vessel -holder formed of aflat sheet of springy material provided with an opening in the bodythereof to receive a vessel and down- Wardly-projectingsupports struckfrom about said opening and having their lower ends bent to rest thevessel thereon, and spurs integral with said holder struck from betweensaid supports and substantially in the same vertical plane therewith,substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand to the foregoing specification this 17th day ofDecember, 1902.

JOHN N. HAHN.

Witnesses:

R. B. MOSER, R. Z'BORINK.

